The Credible Nerds

The Credible Nerds review Batman Returns featuring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Christopher Walken. How does it hold up and compare with the previous Tim Burton Batman? We discuss this and more!

00:00:00 - Intro and Short Review of the Movie

10:27:00 - Selina Kyle - Crazy Cat Lady?

16:25:00 - The Penguin - The Duality of Oswald Cobblepot and Bruce Wayne

23:23:00 - More Villains and their Origin Stories? Where's Batman in Batman Returns?

25:30:00 - A Very Weak Plot and A Lot of Weird Moments

34:40:00 - TOP 5 - Blake's Top 5 Batman Vehicles

46:55:00 - HOT TAKE - Justin's Hot Take - Tim Burton is....

50:25:00 - Batman Takes His Mask Off...Again and Other Moments in the Film

We jump back to the past, as far back as 1989, when we saw Batman in theaters!

We discuss our thoughts when we first saw this movie in theaters, but also our subsequent viewings. How does it hold up? Do we still like it? We talk about how this movie was a blockbuster that led to multiple Batman movies in the 1990's, for better or worse, and this movie helped make DC films a force to be reckoned with.

We compare how this Batman portrayal lines up with the Batman we recently saw in The Flash. Are they the same character? Because timeline-wise they are.

In our Top 5 segment we discuss Who is the Best Live Action Joker? And believe me, the answers will surprise you! Our Hot Take, as usual is HOT, but how spicy is this one? Listen and you be the judge.

Join The Credible Nerds as we discuss the novel Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. This “standalone” book opened the door for us to a bigger universe and started our journey into what's now known as the Cosmere.

Set in the city of Elantris, once a place of magic and splendor but now a cursed land where its inhabitants, who were once blessed with magical powers, have been turned into wretched beings that are reminiscent of zombies.

The story follows three main characters - Raoden, a prince who is cursed and becomes an Elantrian; Sarene, a princess from the neighboring kingdom of Teod, who arrives in Arelon for an arranged marriage with Raoden; and Hrathen, a religious zealot from a different kingdom who seeks to convert the people of Arelon to his religion.

As the characters' paths intertwine, they must navigate political intrigue, religious conflict, and the mysteries of Elantris to save the city and its people. The novel explores themes of faith, perseverance, and the nature of power. We discuss its intricate world-building and engaging characters, Overall we liked Elantris as it is a compelling tale that keeps readers immersed in its richly imagined fantasy realm.

We review and discuss Zack Snyder's latest movie Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire. This movie had a limited release in theaters for a couple of days, then premiered on Netflix. Shooting to the top of Netflix's Top Ten list at number one that first week, does it have the legs to stay in the top ten? We discuss the polarity of the reviews and how for Marc, it has great watchability due to the similarities the film has to a video game. We also give a Top 5 list of Zack Snyder movies! Which ones make the list? Marc serves up his Hot Take about Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and asks "Why all of the Mera/Amber Heard hate?"

The Credible Nerds discuss the oversaturation of comic book movies in today's pop culture and ask the question - Are we done with comic book movies? We discuss the most recent fantasy novel release by Jim Butcher - The Olympian Affair, as well as his other series'. Marc breaks down his top 5 fantasy novels and we discuss why we like them. And introducing for the first time - The Credible Nerds Hot Take! We discuss the Star Wars Sequel trilogy and if they are considered canon to the rest of the Star Wars Saga.

The new trailer for The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime Season 2 is out! We discuss, breakdown, and analyze the trailer and the clues in the new trailer.

We speculate on Rand al'Thor's journey, Why does he go to the White Tower? Where is Min? Where is Padan Fain and the Horn of Valere? Is that the Black Ajah we catch a glimpse of? Who is the creepy lady? Is it Lanfear? Lan and Moraine seem to argue a lot in the trailer. What is Mat up to with the dagger? Perrin and Aviendha together fighting Whitecloaks? Elayne is now a part of the show!

Lots of questions and discussion about these things and more!

We dive into Book 2 of the Wheel of Time - The Great Hunt! We discuss the secret darkfriend meeting that we read about in the Prologue and we get some clues as to who are these mysterious darkfriends.

Book 2 starts up about a month after the events of the last book and Rand is undecided about what to do next.

We also discuss one of the Forsaken, Lanfear, and what her motivations are and why she aligned with the Dark One.

We've reached the end of our reviews of the Indiana Jones films with our review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! We discuss this new adventure and how Indiana Jones as an older man plays out. We discuss the new characters of Helena Shaw and Jurgen Voller and how they fit in to the Indiana Jones Saga. Do we like them? Do we not like them? Also the return of fan favorites Sallah and Marion! We discuss their role in the new film and whether it was good fit. We discuss the Dial of Destiny and if it's a good McGuffin for the movie.

We give our final rankings of the Indiana Jones saga! Is Crystal Skull at the top for Justin? Did Blake and Nathan's order of favorites change? Listen and find out!

All this and more!!

We review and discuss Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi and how it holds up 40 years later. This year was the 40th Anniversary of this final film of the Original Trilogy and we reminisced and talked about the things we like about this movie.

Welcome back to More Than Meets The Eye: A Transformers Podcast! We review the sixth live action film in the franchise - Rise of the Beasts. We are introduced to the Maximals and the Terrorcons, as well as Unicron! Set on Earth in 1994, we are reunited from the Transformers from the last film - Bumblebee and are introduced to some new Transfomers. We discuss any connective tissues with Bumblebee and with the subsequent Michael Bay Transformers films. There are some but not a lot. We talk about the new plot device - the Transwarp Key and how Unicron is after it and he sends Scourge and the Terrorcons to track down the Key and the Maximals. Luckily for the Maximals, Optimus Prime and crew, along with some resilient humans, Noah Diaz and Elena Wallace, they team up to try and defeat Unicron and the Terrorcons! Also, GI Joe?! What is going on?